Author: James Common
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Entry two in my personal challenge to see as many of Britain’s ferns as possible in a single year, this week featuring common woodland ferns.
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Entry one in my personal challenge to see as many of Britain’s ferns as possible in a single year, featuring some our most abundant species.
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Galanthus nivalis is a hardy plant, native to parts of Europe from the Pyrenees eastwards to Ukraine but introduced in the UK.
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It’s New Year Plant Hunt time again – that time of year when citizen scientists across the country head outdoors to see which wild plants…
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Galanthus woronowii occurs in north-eastern Turkey and across the Caucasus region, extending into parts of Georgia and southern Russia.
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Galanthus elwesii occurs in southeastern Europe, around the Black Sea, and across much of Turkey. It was first described in 1875 by Sir Joseph Dalton…
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Part one of a new series on this blog documenting the process of growing Ferns from Spores – I promise, it is easier than it…
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I won’t pretend to know the slightest thing about fungi. As a botanist, I find I can only retain a small amount of non-plant-related information…
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The current list of ancient woodland indicator species for Northumberland, which includes flowering plants, grasses, and ferns that are used locally to identify this special…
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A short account of a day spent botanising along the steep-sided Bizzle Burn in the Cheviots
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Our next ‘Fern of the Week’ is the delicate Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis, an uncommon species of old woodlands and mountain sides.
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A condensed account of a fantastic trip to Teesdale exploring the wildflowers and ferns to be found near High Force.
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Ramblings on this week’s hunt for a particularly perplexing fern – Alpine Male-fern Dryopteris lacunosa.
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A short account of a walk along the Hareshaw Burn in search of ferns and other woodland plants.